Derrick Johnson named Interim President and CEO of NAACP
Mississippi’s own Derrick Johnson, former chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors and state president of the Mississippi State Conference NAACP has been designated...
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NAACP proposes change of location for college softball tournament
by Sarah Ulmer
The NAACP has released a statement calling for a change in the location of the NCAA softball tournament. The tournament is scheduled for this weekend...
UPDATE: NAACP held press conference on alleged “hate crime” in Stone County
by Sarah Ulmer
STONE COUNTY, Miss.- The Mississippi State Conference NAACP held a press conference at the Stone County Courthouse at 3:00 p.m. to discuss allegations of a...
UPDATED: Ole Miss students occupy Lyceum over racist Facebook comments
OXFORD, MISS– Ole Miss students gathered in the Lyceum in an occupation protest over the university’s response to racist comments on Facebook. After a couple...
Keeping a “Combustible” School Superintendent, Vote Angers Residents, District Explains
by kim
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Would your boss let you keep working if you got arrested? The school board in Starkville, the consolidated Starkville/Oktibbeha District, voted Monday night to...
The Passing of Julian Bond: NAACP Leader Says He Was the Voice of the Civil Rights Movement
by kim
ATLANTA, Ga.–With Saturday’s passing of Julian Bond, a mainstay voice of the Civil Rights movement is silent. Bond, who was 75 when he died, traveled...
Human Trafficking Bill Passes in Senate, Cochran: There Should Be Zero Tolerance
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–There were 29 cases of human trafficking in Mississippi last year. That means 29 people were sold for sex or slave labor. But, it’s...
A Call for New Election Commissioners in Hinds County
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson branch of the NAACP is calling for the resignation of Hinds County’s Election Commission chairwoman....
Union Forms at Tuscaloosa Plant, Could Have Implications in Mississippi
by kim
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.–A union is not what many state officials want at any of Mississippi’s auto manufacturing plants, but the United Auto Workers of America have...
Voter ID: Sec. of State: More Than One Thousand Cards Issued
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–With a primary election coming up June 3, you need to make sure you have an acceptable form of ID to show at the...